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Prunus cerasifera 'Golden Sphere' (F) | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Prunus cerasifera 'Golden Sphere' (F)

Prunus cerasifera 'Golden Sphere' (F)

Pollinator Friendly

Genus: Prunus
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

A partly self-fertile, dual purpose cherry plum cultivar. The white spring blossom is followed by larger, round, almost translucent yellow fruit that is well suited for cooking as well as eating fresh. Cold hardy. Cropping season: mid-August. Pollination group 1. It will cross-pollinate with early flowering plums and damsons

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Tolerant of a range of soils as long as well drained, but prefers loamy, ideally slightly acidic soils pH of 6 to 6.5. Ideally plant in a sunny, sheltered site. Flowers may be susceptible to spring frosts damage. See How to grow: Plums for further cultivation details

Pruning

Pruning group 1. Prune in mid-summer if needed as for plums – see pruning plums

Propagation

Propagate by chip budding or grafting, although softwood cuttings in early summer with bottom heat can be successful

Pests

May be susceptible to plum aphid and winter moth caterpillar

Diseases

May be susceptible to silver leaf, bacterial canker and blossom wilt

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

Mediterranean

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years